bicuspid
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The Marines said Smith underwent successful surgery to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, which was the cause of his cardiac arrest.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024
Roughly 2 percent of the population has a bicuspid aortic valve, Dr. Johnston said.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022
"I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve where you've only got two valves going to the aorta not three," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022
Blood travels through the bicuspid valve to the left atrium.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Adj. bisected &c. v.; cloven, cleft; bipartite, biconjugate†, bicuspid, bifid; bifurcous†, bifurcate, bifurcated; distichous, dichotomous, furcular†; semi-, demi-, hemi†.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
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